I'm adding secure login to a PHP 3 web application on Linux/Apache. I
can't afford my own SSL certificate, so I'm using the shared SSL
provided by my web hosting company.
I tried this back in 2001, and I remember running into a snag. I was
able to get the login/pwd to the PHP script on the web server, via the
shared SSL connection with no problems. I was also able to connect my
script to the database using a regular connection. When I put the two
partial solutions together, it wouldn't work. Going though the shared
SSL connection, I lost whatever permissions I needed to connect to the
MySQL database. I kept getting errors about not being able to
(something) the MySQL server. I couldn't get any help from my hosting
company at the time (a freebie), so I ended up using a less-secure
login :-P
Has anyone else run into this or a similar problem? If so, how did you
get around it (or did you get around it)?
Thanks,
Gerard Vignes
Seattle, WA
can't afford my own SSL certificate, so I'm using the shared SSL
provided by my web hosting company.
I tried this back in 2001, and I remember running into a snag. I was
able to get the login/pwd to the PHP script on the web server, via the
shared SSL connection with no problems. I was also able to connect my
script to the database using a regular connection. When I put the two
partial solutions together, it wouldn't work. Going though the shared
SSL connection, I lost whatever permissions I needed to connect to the
MySQL database. I kept getting errors about not being able to
(something) the MySQL server. I couldn't get any help from my hosting
company at the time (a freebie), so I ended up using a less-secure
login :-P
Has anyone else run into this or a similar problem? If so, how did you
get around it (or did you get around it)?
Thanks,
Gerard Vignes
Seattle, WA